Benefits and Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar

Including health, there are numerous benefits and uses for Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) that can be applied on a daily basis. It can be used as a drink (recipe for good health), in cooking, in smoothies, energy drinks and more. The Bragg book includes some delicious recipes.

Some additional uses may surprise you, such as it helps with dandruff, dry hair, hair growth, combats corns, callouses and warts, is good for athletes foot, for diaper rash, for sunburns, for lice, insect stings and bites, for ear aches and ear infections, for nose bleeds and as a facial. I tried this facial from the Bragg book and it works great!

Now, remove both cloths and gently rub skin upwards with regular towel. (This rub removes the hundreds of old, dry skin scales that have been detached and loosened by the ACV facial.

You can repeat this weekly or as needed. Your skin will glow and look more youthful.

Apple Cider Vinegar provides many health benefits for young and old alike, and the best thing is that it is organic, with no chemicals, no preservatives, no side effects and it’s cheap! What makes a brand like Bragg’s the preferred apple cider vinegar? Isn’t all vinegar alike?

OH MOTHER, WHAT ART THOU?

All vinegar is NOT alike! If you’ve ever used Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar you will notice it is labeled organic and “With the Mother”. What exactly is the “mother”? From Bragg’s book on Apple Cider Vinegar we learn that “natural (not distilled) organic, raw apple cider vinegar (ACV) can be called one of Mother Nature’s most perfect foods, the world’s first natural medicine. Natural ACV is rich, brownish in color and if held to the light you might see a tiny formation of ‘web-like’ substances we call the miracle ‘mother’ … In distilling, the vinegar is turned to steam by heating. Therefore, it destroys the powerful ‘mother enzymes’ and distills (extracts) natural organic sodium, magnesium, sulphur, iron, copper, natural organic fluorine, silicon, trace minerals, essential amino acids and many other powerful nutrients including pectin…ACV also helps extract calcium from fruits and vegetables, helping to maintain strong bones. Distilling also destroys the natural malic and tartaric acids which are important in fighting body toxins and inhibiting unfriendly bacteria” (ACV, p. 2).

All vinegar is not the same. If the vinegar is distilled, pasteurized, filtered, malt, or synthetic it is useless! Of course, regular vinegars ARE wonderful for other purposes like cleaning, disinfecting, washing surfaces, spraying for ants and weeds, or cleaning fish tanks to name a few. But, if you want full healthful benefits from your vinegar, use a brand like Bragg that is organic, raw, non-GMO, unfiltered, and contains the Mother.

A quick note about Bragg Liquid Aminos (affiliate link), use this in place of soy sauce. This product is made from soybeans and purified water. That’s all! It contains nothing artificial, is gluten free with no preservatives and its non-GMO. Try it and you will never go back to those products that say they’re soy sauce.

MOTHER KNOWS BEST!

Sometimes mother does know best, as in the mother in the Apple Cider Vinegar! Giving Back information about this simple product may help you discover how easy it is to have a healthier life. I bought this Bragg book at Sprouts market, or you can buy it online at www.bragg.com.

Fall is in full swing the South Eastern part of Tennessee. This will be our second winter in the south so we are a little more prepared this time around. Our little 9 pound dog lives in her sweaters!
Yard sales have diminished a bit with the cold, but the indoor flea markets are still going strong. I’ve been able to find some rusty gold to put my creative juices to work. I’m happy to be sharing some of these upcycled treasures with you!
There are so many holiday traditions this time of year and one of the biggest ones for me is to take some time and reflect on friends and family who have added so much joy to my life. Thank you I am fortunate to have all of you!
It’s also a time to give back. A couple of Veterans and I have launched a program called The Pigeon Veteran Outreach Connection. This is a program to help with veteran therapy much the same as therapy horses or dogs but we are using homing pigeons. Homing pigeons have and are being used in the war effort but we are offering them as an instrument of peace for healing.
Happy Winter everyone, I wish many blessings for all of you!

My Mother swear by apple cider vinegar for controlling heartburn and acid reflux. I invite you to share at my Thursday Favorite Things blog hop . Hugs! P.S. Congratulations on being one of the top DIY blogs to follow in 2015

Thank you! A friend shared with me recently that all the medicine she was taking for acid reflux wasn’t working plus it was making her feel worse. Now she’s using Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar before each meal and the acid reflux is going away! Yea!

I’m very excited to see that most mainstream grocery stores are now carrying the Bragg products. Yes, try using their cider and if you can get the book I mentioned you will be amazed by the hundreds of uses for it! Thanks so much for writing!!